When you’re trying to pull yourself up from the abyss, all you want is hope. After the worst season in Cal basketball history, the narrative of the 2018-19 was never going to be about rankings or conference championships or tournament bids. It was always going to be about foundation and improvement. What signs could we discern that the Cal Men’s Basketball Program was on its way back? What reasons do we have to anticipate, and perhaps even enjoy, a journey of upward mobility? Is this a program to watch, to follow, to believe in? Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?